Platymiscium trinitatis Benth. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Platymiscium trinitatis Benth.

Summary

Genus:

Platymiscium

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Faboideae

Tribe:

Dalbergieae

Nomen number:

404922

Place of publication:

J. Proc. Linn. Soc., Bot. 4: Suppl. 82. 1860

Verified:

04/03/1996 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Platymiscium duckei Huber

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Reference(s)

Boggan, J. et al. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2. 1997
Boggan, J. et al. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas. 1992
Boutelje, J. B. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature. 1980
Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Moreira, F. M. de Souza et al. 1992. Occurrence of nodulation in legume species in the Amazon region of Brazil. New Phytol. 121:563-570.
Norris, D. O. 1969. Observations on the nodulation status of rainforest leguminous species in Amazonia and Guyana. Trop. Agric. (Trinidad) 46:145-151.

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Guyana
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname
2	Cultivated

Native
Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Trinidad and Tobago
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname

Cultivated ()

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	ornamental		Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
Materials	wood		Boutelje, J. B. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature. 1980

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=404922. Accessed 1 May 2026.